In this professionally-made video, you will learn about content questions that require real answers other than "yes" and "no". In English, content words such as what, when, where, and how usually begin the sentence. However, in Chinese the question w...ord goes where the answer goes. Several examples are provided. The video is in lecture format with an instructor standing in front of a black board. (04:13)[more]

This professionally-made video provides a lesson on how to arrange different elements in a complicated Chinese sentence. The instructor provides several examples to enforce the following word order: subject + when + where + how + action. A sentence ...example from the video: 'I go to Los Angeles by train every month. and I studied Chinese for two hours yesterday.' (04:43)[more]

Mandarin Chinese does not have words that are equivalent to the words "yes" and "no". In this professionally-made video, you will learn how to answer "Yes" and "No" to a question. Several examples are provided for practice. The video is in lecture f...ormat with an instructor standing in front of a black board. (02:44)[more]

This professionally-made video continues the lesson on Chinese word order in a complex sentence. At the beginning of the video, the instructor teaches that location comes before the object in a sentence. Some examples from this section include: Ther...e is a cup on the table. There are many painting in his house. There is a lot of snow on the roof. In the second part of the video, the teacher addresses the word "it" in the English language. (02:59)[more]

Learn how to form a Chinese sentence in the correct word order for complicated sentences in this professionally-made video lesson. The instructor focuses on examples to inforce the Chinese word order rule: subject + when + where + how + action. One s...entence example from the video includes: I study Chinese at the library with Lily tomorrow. The video is in lecture format with an instructor standing in front of a black board. (03:54)[more]

This professionally-made video will help you learn how to form questions in Chinese, specifically questions that seek yes or no answers. Several examples are given using "ma" at the end of the statement. The video is in lecture format with an instr...uctor standing in front of a black board. (02:08)[more]

In this professionally-made video, you will learn how to form a yes/no question using the "verb-not verb" structure. Several examples are used to reinforce the concept. The video is in lecture format with an instructor standing in front of a black b...oard. (04:23)[more]

In this professionally-made video you will learn how to express a negative in Chinese. The instructor focuses on a few Chinese grammar rules. (1) The negation word is used before the verb. (2) Bu is only used to negate the present and future actions..., not the past. (3) Bu may change its tone. Several examples are provided. The video is in lecture format with an instructor standing in front of a black board. (04:20)[more]

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask the question "How To Say This in Chinese" in Chinese. When learning Chinese, it's important to learn how to ask what something is called in Chinese. Then, you can point to an item and ask a native speaker "H...ow do you say this in Chinese?" or "How do you call this in Chinese?". It's an easy way for a traveler in China to communicate with a native speaker and to learn the language one word at a time. (03:44)[more]

In this professionally-made video, you will learn a new negation word, mei. The instructor addresses the question, "When should we use mei?" Several examples are provided. The video is in lecture format with an instructor standing in front of a blac...k screen. (03:25)[more]

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